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Re: Dictatorship

by taharqa 06 December 2007

Gabon, Cameroon, Libya, Tunisia, Guinea-Conakry, Togo, Egypt, Gambia Some of these do have 'elections' but the incumbent always…
Re: West Africa Two Cents

by vermeele 06 December 2007

Hi, I have been in Sierra Leone twice (but not in Guinea or GB) and I would definitely recommend for you to at least pass through. The…
Sierra Leonese embassy in Conakry

by alby 05 December 2007

Dear friends, I'll land in Conakry the 23rd evening and I want to head to Sierra Leone, but I need the visa: do you know if the embassy…
West Africa Two Cents

by selfimposedexile 05 December 2007

Hey there, I'm posting this under Sierra Leone as it is a specific country though it really applies to all of west africa. My query is…
West African Two Cents

by selfimposedexile 05 December 2007

Hey there, I'm posting this unde Guinea-Bissau as it is a specific country though it really applies to all of west africa. My query is…
Re: visas from Mali to Guinea

by Bopsdario 04 December 2007

hi there, spent all afternoon trawling all over bamako looking for the guinea embassy to no avail. Malipages says it in Quartier du fleuve…
Carnet

by ciarano 01 December 2007

Hi does anyone know if a carnet du passage is required when bringing your own vehicle into Guinea??? In fact any information on driving…
New Years

by starfall18 28 November 2007

So my boyfriend and I are currrently located in Guinea and we are planning a trip to Sierra Leone right after Christmas and through New…
Some recent budget info

by WanderinWilco 22 November 2007

LABÉ (Guinea Francs)

Hotel Independance 30,000
beer 3500
water 4500
baguette 1500
Steak and all dinner 10,000
small…
getting a Mali visa in W. Africa

by kanding 22 November 2007

yes in Gambia and Guinea Bissau you will not get visa. I tried it.
I get my visa in 10 minutes in Guinea for 2 USD.
But you are…
Bamako - Dakar overland or fly?

by kanding 22 November 2007

My ticket as 200 USD 8 months ago.

BTW - I done one leg by plane, but the second I done owerland Dakar - Gambia - Zugichor - Bissau…
Why no overlanders in Senegal and Guinea?

by lesliemac 21 November 2007

But there are overland outfits that go through those countries, Dragoman and Oasis are 2 I can think of off the top of my head.
Why no overlanders in Senegal and Guinea?

by Kira 20 November 2007

I'm with Taharqa ... getting vehicles into Senegal that are older than 5yrs is a minefield with lots of handouts ... Guineas roads are…
Why no overlanders in Senegal and Guinea?

by taharqa 20 November 2007

some wild guesses: Senegal is too expensive and Guinea is too underdeveloped?
Or: Senegal makes it very difficult to bring in vehicles…
Why no overlanders in Senegal and Guinea?

by stuckinabog 20 November 2007

By the way I have asked the companies 5 days ago, But as yet none have replied. So thought I would ask the learned thorntree
…
Why no overlanders in Senegal and Guinea?

by stuckinabog 20 November 2007

Hi
Someone asked a question the other day about why don't overlanders leave from the UK.
I have a similar question. I have been…
Hotel suggestions for two nights in Casablanca

by brucedrummer 20 November 2007

We have 2 nights in Casablanca on our way to Guinea and were wondering if any one could recomend a reasonable, safe, quaint hotel in a…
Kankan (Sigiri) to Bamako, Mali

by brucedrummer 20 November 2007

Hi all, Were traveling through Guinea this Dec. and Im trying to find out what the road is like between Sigiri and Bamako Mali.
I…
Traveling through West Africa

by Kira 19 November 2007

In search of adventure ...

Fly into Guinea, overland through to Liberia and back up through Guinea and fly out of Conakry ...…
Security for Westerners in Abidjan

by Kira 18 November 2007

Interesting - where were you in Guinea and where are you in CI?? I didn't get any 'harassment' from Guineans, but a lot from Senegalese
…
Security for Westerners in Abidjan

by madrona 18 November 2007

I have now been in CI two weeks and rather than a couple of kids yelling "le blanc" there has been nothing resembling harassment.…
Visa Entent Touristique

by seven_blunders 17 November 2007

For what it's worth, I got my VTE last year at the Togolese embassy in Accra.
I met others who got their's at the Togo embassy in…
Guinea Bissau

by lplaxco 16 November 2007

Kanding wrote:
"In Guinea Bissau is NOT embassy of Mali. The embassy of Mali in Gambia do not issue visas (and is on other place…
Border crossing Senegal Guinea (by car)

by whipcoralgoby 16 November 2007

Hello,

Route was via the top (eastern side) of Nikolo-Koba national park, Senegal cause wanted to visit there. It is open but…
(Sierra Leone) - Liberia - Cote d'Ivoire - (Ghana)

by Kira 15 November 2007

The 'southern' crossing near Harper was OK back in March .. but the road from Monrovia down the coast isn't fun ... apparently worse than…